After charging for an estimated 5 to 9 minutes, the vehicle can return to service. What does it look like for these electric buses to charge? To charge, the bus pulls into the charging station and the overhead pantograph lowers from the station to the bus bars installed on the roof of the bus. This design means that frequent recharging can occur without human interaction. The station has 4 overhead pantograph chargers. How will the Providence fleet get charged? The fleet will be electrified by high-powered charging infrastructure – the State’s first Electric Bus In-Line Charging Station – located on Broad Street at the Providence/Cranston city line. and is expected to be completed by Spring, 2023. When will the Providence project be ready to go? The roughly $6.7 million project will be built by BOND Civil & Utility Construction, Inc. First Stop for the Electric Bus Fleet: Providence, Rhode Island How were the purchases funded? Fleet funding was provided by the Federal Transit Administration, Volkswagen settlement funds, and RIPTA capital funds. The company says these buses are lighter, simpler, have longer range with better energy recovery, and are smart city capable. What did one bus cost? Each New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ 40-foot heavy-duty transit bus costs $1,072,551.13. How much emissions will be saved? According to the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA), a 40-foot electric bus can save up to 135 metric tons of GHG annually, which is what a traditional 40-foot clean diesel bus would emit per year. What is the battery power of the new electric buses? They will be equipped with 320 kWh batteries. RIPTA is piloting extended range vehicles, meaning the batteries are very big and can be charged slowly at night. What is an electric bus? RIPTA says an all-electric bus runs on battery power instead of diesel fuel. The project will fund charging infrastructure, facility upgrades, and the purchase of approximately 25 battery-charged buses.
US Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with US Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline, announced the $22.37 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant on August 8. Plans for statewide electrification and service growth for Providence are underway at RIPTA, with transition of Newport based service to follow. Making the switch from diesel to electric buses saves up to 135 metric tons of emissions per bus annually, according to the state. Transportation is the biggest culprit of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, equal to 40% of state emissions.
The effort aims to further the state’s ambitious decarbonization goals, including reaching zero net emissions by 2050 as set in the 2021 Rhode Island Act on Climate legislation. The buses will be bright green, symbolic of their clean and sustainable energy. The deployment creates RIPTA’s first fully electric route, which will lower emissions on this key corridor and help to reduce air pollution in many low-income and diverse communities. RIPTA has received the first of 14 New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ 40-foot battery-electric buses, with the remainder of the Authority’s order to be delivered in the upcoming months. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has announced plans for the state’s first electric bus fleets for Providence and Newport. Another taking steps toward sustainability is the urban capital of the smallest state in the Union. A city known for its stately mansions, but with one out of every 6.9 residents in poverty, is going green.
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